The Photography Reader, 2nd Edition, 9780415749183
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This is a comprehensive introduction to theories of photography. Each thematic section features an editor’s introduction setting ideas and debates in their historical and theoretical context.

The Photography Reader, 2nd Edition

history and theory

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  • Paperback

    558 pages

  • Release Date

    7 November 2018

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Summary

Following on from its hugely successful first edition, The Photography Reader: History and Theory provides deeper insight into the critical discussions around photography – its production, its uses and its effects. Presenting both the historical ideas and the continuing theoretical debates within photography and photographic study, this second edition contains essays by photographers including Edward Weston and László Moholy-Nagy, and key thinkers such as Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes an…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780415749183
ISBN-10:0415749182
Author:Liz Wells
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:558
Edition:2nd
Release Date:7 November 2018
Weight:1.22kg
Dimensions:246mm x 174mm
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Critics Review

‘A valuable and accessible resource … an outstanding aid for photography students and enthusiasts … highly recommended.’- Media International Australia inc Culture & Policy

‘A valuable and accessible resource … an outstanding aid for photography students and enthusiasts … highly recommended.’ - Media International Australia inc Culture & Policy

About The Author

Liz Wells

Liz Wells, curator and writer, is Professor in Photographic Culture, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Plymouth, UK. She edited Photography: A Critical Introduction (2015, 5th ed.) and co-edits photographies. Publications on landscape include Land Matters: Landscape Photography, Culture and Identity (2011). She is series editor for Photography, Place, Environment.

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